I am attempting to use libvirtd/kvm on CentOS 5.latest to migrate a SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a VM from the old VMware server.
I have converted the multiple vmdk disk files to a single file, then used qemu-img convert to create files for libvirtd, both qcow2 and raw formats.
After many attempts to get this working I'm up against what appears to be a brick wall.
+ The VMware VMs are using straight 'ide' HD emulation which has been working well for several years.
+ The 'ide' on libvirtd appears to map to SATA which isn't supported by OSR5. I've tried doing a fresh install from CDROM, but the installation fails to find the hard disk. I might be able to find the appropriate BTLD for this, but that won't help migrating existing VMs.
+ When I tried using 'scsi' libvirtd says this isn't supported. This would be my preferred emulation as we have used SCSI drives since the early days of Xenix on Tandy hardware.
+ The final problem if these are solved is that SCO is funny about its drive geometry, and the current versions of libvirtd and qemu don't appear to support the <geometry> allowing one to specify heads, cylinders, etc.
Am I going to have to resort to using VMware workstation for this?
Bill
how about this?
virt-v2v -ic 'esx://my-vmware-hypervisor.example.com' -os default --network default my-vm
via http://irclog.perlgeek.de/crimsonfu/2012-05-24#i_5632151
On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Bill Campbell centos@celestial.com wrote:
I am attempting to use libvirtd/kvm on CentOS 5.latest to migrate a SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a VM from the old VMware server.
I have converted the multiple vmdk disk files to a single file, then used qemu-img convert to create files for libvirtd, both qcow2 and raw formats.
After many attempts to get this working I'm up against what appears to be a brick wall.
The VMware VMs are using straight 'ide' HD emulation which has been working well for several years.
The 'ide' on libvirtd appears to map to SATA which isn't supported by OSR5. I've tried doing a fresh install from CDROM, but the installation fails to find the hard disk. I might be able to find the appropriate BTLD for this, but that won't help migrating existing VMs.
When I tried using 'scsi' libvirtd says this isn't supported. This would be my preferred emulation as we have used SCSI drives since the early days of Xenix on Tandy hardware.
The final problem if these are solved is that SCO is funny about its drive geometry, and the current versions of libvirtd and qemu don't appear to support the <geometry> allowing one to specify heads, cylinders, etc.
Am I going to have to resort to using VMware workstation for this?
Bill
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On Sep 27, 2012, at 20:41, Philip Durbin philipdurbin@gmail.com wrote:
how about this?
virt-v2v -ic 'esx://my-vmware-hypervisor.example.com' -os default --network default my-vm
via http://irclog.perlgeek.de/crimsonfu/2012-05-24#i_5632151
On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Bill Campbell centos@celestial.com wrote:
I am attempting to use libvirtd/kvm on CentOS 5.latest to migrate a SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a VM from the old VMware server.
Seriously, don't. Update the OpenServer to 5.0.7 if at all possible, and work from CentOS 6 if you can. The driver updates for 5.0.7 made a huge difference for VMware based virtualization, and working with out of date server and guest OS components is begging for pain.
Have you read the old VMware knowledge base articles about getting the 5.0.7 boot floppy, which can be helpful,
I have converted the multiple vmdk disk files to a single file, then used qemu-img convert to create files for libvirtd, both qcow2 and raw formats.
After many attempts to get this working I'm up against what appears to be a brick wall.
The VMware VMs are using straight 'ide' HD emulation which has been working well for several years.
The 'ide' on libvirtd appears to map to SATA which isn't supported by OSR5. I've tried doing a fresh install from CDROM, but the installation fails to find the hard disk. I might be able to find the appropriate BTLD for this, but that won't help migrating existing VMs.
When I tried using 'scsi' libvirtd says this isn't supported. This would be my preferred emulation as we have used SCSI drives since the early days of Xenix on Tandy hardware.
The final problem if these are solved is that SCO is funny about its drive geometry, and the current versions of libvirtd and qemu don't appear to support the <geometry> allowing one to specify heads, cylinders, etc.
Am I going to have to resort to using VMware workstation for this?
Bill
INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792
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